Pepcid
E262876
Pepcid is a widely used over-the-counter and prescription heartburn and acid reflux medication whose brand is owned by Kenvue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pepcid canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2403676 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pepcid Context triple: [Kenvue, ownsBrand, Pepcid]
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A.
Anpezan
Anpezan is a regional dialect of the Ladin language spoken in parts of the Dolomite area of northern Italy.
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B.
Tylenol
Tylenol is a widely used over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer whose active ingredient is acetaminophen (paracetamol).
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C.
Prozac
Prozac is a widely prescribed antidepressant medication (fluoxetine) used to treat major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and certain other mental health conditions.
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D.
Lamotrek
Lamotrek is a small atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia known for its traditional seafaring culture and navigational expertise.
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E.
Pedialyte
Pedialyte is an oral rehydration solution commonly used to prevent or treat dehydration, especially in children, by replacing fluids and electrolytes lost due to diarrhea, vomiting, or excessive sweating.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pepcid Target entity description: Pepcid is a widely used over-the-counter and prescription heartburn and acid reflux medication whose brand is owned by Kenvue.
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A.
Anpezan
Anpezan is a regional dialect of the Ladin language spoken in parts of the Dolomite area of northern Italy.
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B.
Tylenol
Tylenol is a widely used over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer whose active ingredient is acetaminophen (paracetamol).
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C.
Prozac
Prozac is a widely prescribed antidepressant medication (fluoxetine) used to treat major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and certain other mental health conditions.
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D.
Lamotrek
Lamotrek is a small atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia known for its traditional seafaring culture and navigational expertise.
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E.
Pedialyte
Pedialyte is an oral rehydration solution commonly used to prevent or treat dehydration, especially in children, by replacing fluids and electrolytes lost due to diarrhea, vomiting, or excessive sweating.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acid reflux medication
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brand name drug ⓘ heartburn medication ⓘ histamine H2 receptor antagonist ⓘ |
| belongsToDrugClass |
H2 blocker
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histamine H2 antagonist ⓘ |
| durationOfAction | up to 12 hours ⓘ |
| hasActiveIngredient | famotidine ⓘ |
| hasBrandOwner | Kenvue ⓘ |
| hasDosageForm |
chewable tablet
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oral suspension ⓘ oral tablet ⓘ |
| hasGenericName | famotidine ⓘ |
| hasOTCStrength |
10 mg famotidine tablet
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20 mg famotidine tablet ⓘ |
| hasPrescriptionStrength |
20 mg famotidine tablet
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40 mg famotidine tablet ⓘ |
| hasRouteOfAdministration | oral ⓘ |
| isAvailableAs |
over-the-counter drug
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prescription drug ⓘ |
| isContraindicatedIn | patients with known hypersensitivity to famotidine ⓘ |
| isExcretedBy | kidneys ⓘ |
| isMarketedIn |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| isMetabolizedBy | liver ⓘ |
| isTaken | with or without food ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
adolescents
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adults ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
maintenance therapy for duodenal ulcer patients
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short-term treatment of GERD ⓘ short-term treatment of active benign gastric ulcer ⓘ short-term treatment of active duodenal ulcer ⓘ treatment of pathological hypersecretory conditions ⓘ |
| mayCauseAdverseEffect |
constipation
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diarrhea ⓘ dizziness ⓘ headache ⓘ |
| mechanismOfAction | blocks histamine H2 receptors in the stomach ⓘ |
| onsetOfAction | within 1 hour for heartburn relief ⓘ |
| previouslyMarketedBy | Johnson & Johnson ⓘ |
| regulates | gastric acid secretion ⓘ |
| requiresCautionIn | patients with renal impairment ⓘ |
| treats |
GERD
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acid indigestion ⓘ acid reflux ⓘ gastroesophageal reflux disease ⓘ heartburn ⓘ prevention of acid indigestion ⓘ prevention of heartburn ⓘ sour stomach ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Pepcid Description of subject: Pepcid is a widely used over-the-counter and prescription heartburn and acid reflux medication whose brand is owned by Kenvue.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.